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Albert Brooks (b. 1947)

Alias:
A. Brooks
艾伯特·布魯克斯

Birthplace:
Beverly Hills, California, USA

Born:
July 22, 1947

Biography from TheMovieDB

Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein; July 22, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance as a ruthless Jewish mobster in the 2011 action drama film Drive. Brooks has also played in Taxi Driver (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), and My First Mister (2001). He has written, directed, and starred in several comedy films, such as Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), and Defending Your Life (1991). He is also the author of 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America (2011).  His voice acting credits include Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016), Tiberius in The Secret Life of Pets (2016), and several one-time characters in The Simpsons, including Hank Scorpio in "You Only Move Twice" (1996) and Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie (2007).  Description above from the Wikipedia article Albert Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1972  Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1975  Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975  Open Heart Surgery
1975  Sick
1975  The Impossible Truth
1975  Upcoming Season
1976  Audience Research
1979  Real Life
1981  Modern Romance
1985  Lost in America
1991  Defending Your Life
1996  Mother
1999  The Muse
2006  Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Editor:
1972  Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1975  Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975  Open Heart Surgery
1975  Sick
1975  The Impossible Truth
1975  Upcoming Season
1976  Audience Research
1979  Real Life
1981  Modern Romance
1985  Lost in America
1991  Defending Your Life
1996  Mother
1999  The Muse
2006  Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Screenplay:
1972  Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1975  Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975  Open Heart Surgery
1975  Sick
1975  The Impossible Truth
1975  Upcoming Season
1976  Audience Research
1979  Real Life
1981  Modern Romance
1985  Lost in America
1991  Defending Your Life
1994  The Scout
1996  Mother
1999  The Muse
2006  Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Writer:
1972  Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1975  Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975  Open Heart Surgery
1975  Sick
1975  The Impossible Truth
1975  Upcoming Season
1976  Audience Research
1979  Real Life
1981  Modern Romance
1985  Lost in America
1991  Defending Your Life
1994  The Scout
1996  Mother
1999  The Muse
2006  Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

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